The passport of a Ukrainian citizenEU Dangling Carrot in Front of Ukraine With Visa Liberalization – Moscow

The European Union is dangling a carrot in front of Ukraine by granting its citizens 90-day visa-free travel, according to Russia’s deputy foreign minister.

The European Union’s latest decision to grant Ukrainian citizens 90-day visa-free travel is a “carrot on a string” that does little in the way of easing the current system, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said Thursday.

“We understand that the so-called visa-free regime with Ukraine is to some extent this carrot on a string that slightly eases the existing system,” Meshkov said at the Valdai Discussion Club.

The European Union’s latest decision to grant Ukrainian citizens 90-day visa-free travel is a “carrot on a string” that does little in the way of easing the current system, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said Thursday.